Undergarment



April 24, 192s. 1,667,364

- M. S. WAGNER UNDERGARMENT Filed March 2 192'? 2 sheets-sheet 1 ATTORNEYS April 24, 1928.

M. S. WAGNER UNDERGARMENT Filed March 2 1927- 2 sheets-sheet 2 o mw@ ML Y/ HB Q H W Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

MARIA STINGHE WAGNER, OF NEW YRK, N. Y.

UNDERGARME'NT.

Application filed March "2, 1927. Serial No. 172,023.

This invention relates generally to wearing apparel, and has particular reference to a. womans undergarment.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved undergarment Yof simple and practical construction which constitutes, in effect, a combined corset and brassire and which is formed in two sections capable of adjustment about the bust and abdomen so that it can be fitted snugly to the body. Y

Another object is the provision of an undergarment in which the upper portion thereof, constituting a combined corset and brassire, has a skirt depending` therefrom and wherein an intermediate section forming a part. of one Section of saidupper portion and attachable to the other section thereof is utilized as a support for a catainenial bandage.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detail description, when taken in connection with the accom an ino` drawin ls which illustrate aA preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

lin the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the undergarment showing the same in use;

Figure 2 is a. rear elevation thereof;

Figures 3 and 4 are plan views of the intermediate section of the undergarment illustrating different uses thereof; and

Figure 5 is a vertical` sectional view through the undergarment.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the undergarment is shown as comprising an upper portion adapted to encircle the body and made of` any suitable fabric. T he said upper portion includes the front section 6 and back section l?,'the former of which is of sufficient length 'to cover the bust and abdomen while the latter section is shorter and covers only a relatively small part of the back of the person wearing the undergarment. The section 6 is of a width sufficient to cover the-bust and abdomen with the lower portion of the Section extending over the hips of the wearer. rfhe vertical edges of the section 6 adjacent the upper end thereof are provided with series of inwardly extending tucks 8 which `gather the material so as to make the section at these places conform more readily tothe contour of the bust. The lowercentral porltion .of said sectionhas embedded and secured therein in any suitable manner a stiffening .material 9 which will add rigidity to the scction at this point and therebyaid in supporting the abdomen. Adjacent the lower extremities of the vertical edges of the section 6 the same have extending therefrom a plurality of securing straps l0 each of which is provided with a series of elements 11 constituting parts of separable fasteners. Any one of the elements is capable of engagement with any one' of the cooperating elements l2 forming the other parts of said .fasteners and carried by securing straps 13 opposed to the straps 10 and extending from the vertical edges of the lback section 7. From this construction it will be apparent that the two sections 6 and 7 may be adjustably secured about the body to comfortably fit the person wearing the undergarment. The upper ends of the sections 6 and? are connected by the shoulder straps 14 which engage over the shoulders of the wearer and assist in supporting the undergarment in position.

The relatively narrow intermediate section 15 forms a part of and depends centrally from the lower edge of the back sec-l tion 7 and is adapted to pass forwardly between the legs of the wearer and has its free end provided with a number of snap fastener members' 16 which engage with cooperating members 17 carried by the lower part of the front section 6 to secure the section 15 in position, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, this construction permitting re'ady detachment of the section 15 from the section 6, when desired. Adjacent each end of the section 15 the same is provided with a. pair of loops 18 and 19 spaced aslight distance apart as shown, the loops 18 being utilized to attach in position a protective pad h2O (Fig. 3) which may be Worn at certain times when it is` not necessary to employ a catamenial bandage. The pad 20, which is in the nature of a catamenial bandage but is not quite as large and bulky, is secured in position by passing through the ends thereof and the loops 18 the short straps 21 which are looped and provided With snap fasteners. l/Vhen attaching the bandage 22 (Fig. the same is first split at the ends and the extremities then are passed through the openings 3 adjacent the ends of a strip 2st which may be of rubberized fabric, said extremities then being tied to hold the bandage in place. The ends of the strip 24C are then secured to the loops 19 by the straps 25 similar to straps 21.

Depending from the lower edge of the section 6 are a plurality of strips of fabric 26 which combine to form, in effect, a skirt which covers the upper portions of the legs of the wearer and thus permits, if desired, of the undergarment being worn Without additional underwear. Also secured to the lower edge of said section 6 are a plurality of hose supporters 27 of the usual type.

W'hat is claimed is:

A combination undergarment including front and back sections each adapted to par tially encircle the body of the wearer and cooperating to form a combined corset and .an intermediate Section forming an extenbrassire, means to adjustably secure said sections together over the hips of the wearer,

sion of said back section and attachable to Said front section, and a skirt for the undergarment including a plurality of separable strips depending from the lower edge of said front section.

In testimony whereof lt have axed my signature.

MARIA STINGHE WAGNER. 

